Place of Publication
Linnaea 30: 669 (1861)
Type citation
Based on Eugenia obtusa DC. "in Peruvia" Dombey s.n. (holotype, G-DC).
Synonyms
- Eugenia obtusa DC.
- Eugenia polyantha Phil.
- Eugenia raran (Colla) Barnéoud
- Luma obtusa (DC.) A.Gray
- Myrceugenia chilensis O.Berg
- Myrceugenia obtusa (DC.) O.Berg var. berteroana
- Myrceugenia obtusa (DC.) O.Berg var. polyantha
- Myrceugenia obtusa (DC.) O.Berg var. raran
- Myrtus raran Colla
References
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Berg (1861)
Berg, O.C. 1861. Mantissa II. ad Myrtacearum Americae. Linnaea 30: 647-713
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Landrum (1988)
Landrum, L R 1988. The Myrtle Family (Myrtaceae) in Chile. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 45(12):277-317
Iconography
- Landrum (1988): Fig. 12g
Regions
Coquimbo, Valparaíso, Metropolitana, Del General Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, Maule, Biobío, Araucanía and Ñuble
Habitat
Temperate Forests and Valdivian rainforest
Distribution and habitat
M. obtusa is a common component of the Mediterranean region of Chile and its extensive distribution extends from the coast, close to Coquimbo, to the Central Valley of Cautín. It has an altitudinal range of between sea level to 1400 m (Landrum, 1988).
Descriptions
- Landrum (1986)
- Landrum (1988)
Habit
Large shrub or small tree 2 to 8 m tall. Flowering from December to January. Fruits mature from April to November.
Key characteristics
Easily identified from its mainly elliptic leaves which have blunt tips and the leafy bracteoles.